Economics
Palestinian Windfall Hinges on Political Moves, U.S. Envoy Says
- No political traction could mean no pledges, Greenblatt says
- Kushner had put economy before politics in Mideast peace bid
Jared Kushner on June 19.
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The financial bonanza the Trump administration envisions for the Palestinians is unlikely to materialize unless there’s progress toward resolving the 70-year-old conflict with Israel, according to a top U.S. envoy.
“If we’re not going to get traction on the political aspect of the deal, I’m not sure we would take the time to try to get pledges," U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt said at an economic conference to drum up support for the U.S. plan in Bahrain on Wednesday. “A lot of pledges get made to help the Palestinian people. Many of them are never actually paid anyway. But if we do see traction, then absolutely.”